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WCVB-TV Channel 5 has been awarded the 2014 National Edward R. Murrow award for "Overall Excellence" in the Television (large market) category, the second such honor for Channel 5 in the past three years.

This award recognizes the station's collective work from the past year including newscasts, breaking news, continuing coverage, investigations, features, weather and sports.

The station won six out of twelve regional Edward R. Murrow Awards earlier this year, far more than any other competitor and all of the competitors combined. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards the National Edward R. Murrow for "Overall Excellence" to news organizations who exemplify "the absolute highest standards in serving its audience through quality electronic or digital journalism."

"It's an incredible honor to receive the National Murrow award for the second time in three years," said WCVB-TV President and General Manager Bill Fine. "An award of this caliber, that's bestowed by our peers, is the highest form of praise. It's an acknowledgement that WCVB journalists continue to deliver the highest quality news and programming to our viewers."

WCVB News Director Andrew Vrees added, "I am extremely proud of our entire team's collective efforts in this remarkable year of news. We have a newsroom filled with skilled and dedicated journalists, and this National Murrow award is a testament to their extraordinary talent and hard work."

According to the RTDNA, the organization received more than 4,000 entries during the 2014 awards season, surpassing 2013 by more than 500 entries and setting an all-time record for entries in what proved to be one of the most competitive Edward R. Murrow Awards seasons in RTDNA history.

WCVB has consistently been honored with the highest accolades and has received more awards than any other media outlet in New England.

The National Edward R. Murrow Award for "Overall Excellence" is the culmination of another season of honors bestowed on WCVB. Earlier this week, WCVB won seven Boston/New England Emmy Awards.

Also this year, WCVB received the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's (NABEF) "Service to the Community" award for its efforts in assisting the Boston community in the wake of last year's Boston Marathon bombings and was recognized with a Gracie Award for its special "Boston Strong: Reunited."

WCVB was also recently recognized with 10 Associated Press awards including Best Newscast (seven out of the last eight years) and seven National Headliner Awards for its "Overall Excellence" in News Coverage.

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